Hi, it's Veronika here!

The world out there is full of amazing stories of warm-hearted people who are not afraid to get out of their comfort zone.

Recently I read an inspirational story from a member of UK Vegan Facebook group, Lauren, who showed a lot of compassion where many others would just turn their heads away.
I have asked Lauren to tell me the story so I can share it with you here.
Lauren?

Okay, so basically, I was staying at Dancing Elephant Beach Club in Koh Phangan, Thailand, when a stray dog showed up on the beach. He looked really poorly and clearly needed help.

I cried on the beach in front of everyone in our group and they were all like "you can't do anything".
Well, I can and I will!

The vet was closed for the day so I just fed him and gave him water as did another girl Marie who was also staying. We agreed that we would take him to vets next day and pay for his treatment to get him back to good health. The hostel I'm staying at has said that he can stay here and they will feed him and take care of him but I'm looking for ways to adopt him and get him home.

I put the post up on the Facebook group just for advice about the possibilities for adoption of a stray dog from a foreign country and received a huge response. A lady on there, called Grace, has recently lost her dog and has said she wanted to adopt him too!

Lauren, dark-haired, and Marie, the blonde lady, taking care of Del, a stray dog from Thailand which needed help

At the vets we found out he has a skin condition caused by a parasite. He was given meds for that which also kills any ticks, worms or fleas. He also had his rabies jab to make sure he is protected. He has another 4 weeks of treatment to have which my friend at the hostel is going to give him. He's staying there for the time being until we can figure out how to get him to his new home. I've contacted a few places but haven't got a solid plan of how to get him home yet but I and Grace are going to meet when I'm home to make a plan.

I left the island to go to next island today and it broke my heart. It was so strange because as I was packing to leave, Del (that's his nickname) showed up on my porch and he hasn't been there before so not sure how he found me!

Del has an Instagram page now if you would like to follow his progress! The name is @delthestreetdog. The more awareness we can raise the better!

Thank you for reading. Share this with your friends to show that compassion has its place in the world and can help others.

If you want to help Del fund his way to his new home, please go to his fundraising page!